[looscnnn]

You ever notice just how people quit shooting one another and other crimes when the gov made it manitory to have a permit for a handgun??

Huh, where? Some states require permits to carry concealed but not to own them.

[RSmithOpt]

I ask for forgiveness. I wasn't referring to ownership (my bad)....in a lot of states, a permit to buy a handgun from a dealer (gun shop)is required by law. Most people I know, have handguns that are inherited or bought from another well known individual. Always keep the serial numbers of all firearms safely stored separate in case they are ever stolen.

[Jhohanna]

Some states require permits to carry concealed but not to own them.

California does (at least that's what they told me). And I have to pass a test to buy one, though I've had guns since I was 3 and am a lifelong member of the NRA. BUT, I gotta go on THEIR lists. And I sure as hell don't want that. *FEH* I found this out when I went to a VERY sparsely held gun show a few weeks ago in San Diego. It stank.